Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Sudden provocation can reduce a second-degree murder charge to manslaughter.
2. An unconscious person cannot be assaulted.
3. An unconscious person cannot be battered.
4. In order to prove a murder charge, the state must prove that the defendant specifically intended to commit murder.
5. Malice is defined as an unlawful intent to kill.


1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True

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